by Dan Yablonsky | Apr 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Pittsburghers for Public Transit Calls on Governor Wolf to Remove Port Authority Board Member Embroiled in Controversy, and Appoint Rider Advocate Heather McClain In an open letter co-signed by 13 regional and statewide organizations and elected officials,...
by Dan Yablonsky | Mar 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Pittsburghers for Public Transit welcomes Representative Austin Davis as the newest appointee to the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Allegheny County. As a sophomore Representative of the Monongahela Valley, a region where transit’s usage is high and its...
by Dan Yablonsky | Mar 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ever year, March 18th marks the day for transit riders to show their appreciation for all the hard work that PAAC transit workers put into making our system run. This year PPT is going to show our appreciation by collecting personal thank-you notes from over 250...
by Dan Yablonsky | Feb 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Strong policies are needed at the county level to tie great transit to quality affordable housing. Take three minutes to fill out Allegheny County’s Annual Action Plan survey to elevate transit/housing as a priority. More from the survey: Allegheny County is...
by Dan Yablonsky | Dec 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
?️”1 trip! 2 trip ! 3 trip! 4! Why are poor folks paying more” Through the last 6-weeks, Riders led a campaign to collect over 2,500 signatures in support of three easy #FareEquity policies: 1. Fare Capping (to allow daily/weekly/monthly/yearly bus passes...
by Dan Yablonsky | Nov 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Finally, after months of private negotiations over billions of public dollars, Amazon has announced it will pass on Pittsburgh as the location for its second headquarters. It is reported that Pittsburgh’s bid would have given enormous tax incentives and...
